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Robert Harris

1957 - Today

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Robert Dennis Harris CBE (born 7 March 1957) is a British novelist and former journalist. Although he began his career in journalism and non-fiction, he is best known for his works of historical fiction. Beginning with the best-seller Fatherland, Harris focused on events surrounding the Second World War, followed by works set in ancient Rome. His later works are varied in settings but are mostly set after 1870. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Harris is the 1,713th most popular writer (up from 3,134th in 2019), the 1,536th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,267th in 2019) and the 164th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Robert Harris ranks 1,713 out of 7,302. Before him are Jens Fink-Jensen, Didymus Chalcenterus, Chico Xavier, Denis Fonvizin, Rafael Sabatini, and Patricia Cornwell. After him are Jurji Zaydan, Väinö Linna, Eleanor Hibbert, Giorgio Bassani, Frederic W. H. Myers, and Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza.

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Among people born in 1957, Robert Harris ranks 75. Before him are Subcomandante Marcos, Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Cesare Prandelli, Johnny Lever, Wolfgang Ketterle, and Yuen Biao. After him are Šefik Džaferović, Daniel Stern, Preben Elkjær, Clive Burr, José Sócrates, and Stephen Fry.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Harris ranks 1,536 out of 8,785. Before him are Nick Frost (1972), Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (1867), George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (1424), and R. G. Collingwood (1889). After him are Sydney Chaplin (1885), Edith Cavell (1865), Sid Watkins (1928), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Albert Hammond (1944), and Constantine II of Scotland (801).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Robert Harris ranks 164. Before him are Constance Lloyd (1858), Michael Moorcock (1939), John Gay (1685), Malcolm Lowry (1909), Vita Sackville-West (1892), and Karen Armstrong (1944). After him are Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Frederic W. H. Myers (1843), Edward Lear (1812), Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838), Aphra Behn (1640), and Colin Dexter (1930).

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